Dish-washing machine.



PATENTED'MAY 29, 1906.

A. W. BODELL. DISH WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY12,19 05 3 SHEETSSHEET 14 I ,nozn MUM PATENTED MAY 29, 1905 W. BODELL. DISH WASHING MACHINE.

WPRICATlON FILED JULY 12,1905.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

MLQMVQ $20M} I '1' :(H- 1071,0117, it 'nuty wmcm'n:

' UNITED smrns Pn'rns'r {)FFZCE. I

ALLEN \V. BODELL, OF l'Vl'Lh'lE'YlE, lLLlNOlS.

DISH-WASHING YMAQHINVE.

Patented'fviay 29, 19. 6.

Application filed iul iz. 1905. Serial so. 269,282.

. Be it known that I, ALLEN W. Boonu a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilniette, in the county 01 Cook andState of minimum handling.

1 elevationofthe same- -made. of-usheet metal, through which the" dishes are carried on .a longitudinal track Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Dish-Washing Machines, of whichthe following is a specification, reference. being had to the accompanying drawing'ls, forming. a pai't. thereof.

e purpose-.ol'tnis inventionis to provideimproved nieansfor cleansing' dishes with the It consists of' ithea fatures set out.in,the claimsq t np i In the-'draw ings-,.Figure 1 is a gplanvi'ew of my improved dish-washer. Fig.32ris-an end Fig. 3is ection at of construction the line 3 3 onFig. 1. the line 4 4 onrEig. 1. tion-at the line 5. 5-.onFig tail plan 'Yiew oi .ahasket Fig. 7 is an edge. view of the partly-iorined blank,;which when completely formedenters into thevaned wheel for'throwing the water.

Ingeneral the deviceishown in the drawings comprises areeeptacle'A,represented as along one-side and exposed tothesuccessive showers of water thrownby revolvingzwheels from .the otherv side -of'the=receptacle, which is somewhat deeper, sotthatthewater has;

greater depth and is takenup in sufficient uantity to'be thrown, as described, ontothe dishes as thev pass alongsidethe rowof such wheels. A frame structure, :represented by the sup orting legs 1 and sills 2 2 2, carries the tan A. Ashaft B extends longitudi-- nally through'the tank at one side of the middle of its width, being rotated by power applied to the band wheel 3. On theshaft outside the tank is a sprocket-wheel 4, from which a chain 5 drives the sprocket-wheel 6, also mounted outside the tank. A crank-wrist 7 on the wheel 6 engages the slot 8 rocking lever 9,-fulcrumed at its foot on the floor From the lever-9 a link 10 extends to the leverarrn'll of a vertical rock-shaft 12, whichi-lms a second longer lever-arm 1-3 extending at about a right angle to the-lever-arm '11. and connected by'a link 14 with the basket-feeder 15. This basket-feeder a plate having lugs 15*, by which it is mounted'for moving onthe angle-iron tracks 16, which extend longitudinallv through the tank parallel with the shaft B.

'4 is .a;section at 'tical shaft 12.

"contact with each other,

' Guards 17 1.7 are secured by their vertical flanges to the vertical llnngeol the angledmn tracks 16 and have their horizontal flanges overhanging the lugs 15, as seen in Fig. 5. The feeder 15 has'two trip-dogs 18 pivoted to it andcount-erweighted. below the pivot, so as to tend to stand erect and checked against the said feeder in oneidirection, so that they are free to tilt in the other direction to horizontal position. On the tracks 16 there are mounted the aerial carriers or basketsQO. -.These baskets have any open construction to permit free-drainage of water tln'ou lr-them, and they are provided with cross: ars'21 21 mat-opposite ends and middleofathe'hottom, \vhic rest upon the tracks 16 .and are engagedby thetrip-f'mgerslS, the

distance from cross bar. to cross-bar 21 being substantially the hangthYofthe stroke of the dink 14, derived from thcrocking of the-ver- YVith this'construction it-w'ill be seen that for each rotation of the wheel 6 the feeder.15willmake areciprocation, the

trip-1 rigors 18 engagin a cross-bar of' the basket 111 the forwar movement of the feeder and tilting to pass the nextpreceding cross-bar in the retracting movement, and so becoming engaged with that preceding bar for the next forward movement, and it 'will be'seen that successive baskets on the track each pushing the one in front of it, will be fe with step-by step movement throu h the structure and out at the delivery si e onto the receiving-table 27, which has proper inclination to drain back into the receptacle and which may be extended to any convenient length. When the basket has the three cross-bars for engagement of the feeding-dog,

two strokes are necessary to move the basket the whole length. and preferably the stroke corresponds to the width of .the compartments from which water is thrown, as more particularly hereinafter described; but I do not limit myself to this. The basket ma be in any form suitablo'for the purpose. 'lhey are designed to have the end cross-bars 22 22 and the upper middle cross-bar 23 notched to'engage the edges of plates or dishes, so as ,to'hold thi in securely in position and out of as seen in Figs. 1 and 4. Different forms of structnre for engaging different shapes of dishes may be revided for the same general pur ose, an for miscellaneous dishes all specia devices for holding-dishes in any particular position may be omitted, am 111 any event,f-'even I i without regard to the form of the latter.

. The shaft B overhangs the deeper portion of the receptacle alongside the path of the baskets on the tracks 16, and mounted on the shaftB are a plurality of wheels C C C, which are preferably made with dished vanes or paddles 25 25, (see Fig. 3,) embraced beio tween the heads or disks 35 35 to form buckets, and which are revolved with the concave face of the paddles forward, so that the buckets dip the water from the receptacle and throw it from the upper side of the wheel A :5 over onto'the baskets and their contents.

The receptacle is partitioned between the several walls, so that each wheel has its own separate compartment from which 'to dip the water. These compartments preferably com municate successively by apertures 26 through the partitions 26 at the bottom. The water is supplied hot from a pipe D into the last compartment and passes back from compartment to compartment only through 2 5 the apertures 26", so that thesuccessive compartments have successively cooler water, A constant discharge may be allowed from i the first. compartment (that which the water reaches last) to prevent overllow,adischargeport being provided controlled bya stopper27. The aerial carriers are so called because they move in itPtllill-dlbOVG and out of'the water, and likewise the dishes carried thereby, and thus the water taken by the paddle- 5 wheels from different sources is thrown over and against the dishes and flows off the same.

' Each paddle-wheel is supplied with water received in the compartment of that particular paddle wheel, and thereforethe paddle- 0 wheels are supplied with water from d fferent sources. For instance, the water of one source will ordinarily be hotter than that of another sour e, and the different sources will also probably differ with respect to the clean- 5 liness of the water. The water arriving at the first compartment, from which it is thrown onto the ne\\-'ly-arriving soiled dishes, is hot enough for cleansing purposes, though cooler lllilli the rinse-water, which is that delivered directly from the pipe leading to the final compartment, andthe temperature at this point. is designed to be such that the dishes will dry from their own heat without wiping as soon as the rinse-water drains from them.

' A cover 30 is provided to close the receptaclc at the top and confine the water thrown by the Wheels, which would otherwise be distributed widely on account of the tangential movement whichit receives from'the wheel,

so The receptacle has a ledge 31, formed as a crimp or fold near the top, extending on all her sides. upon which the-cover 30 lodges,

' and the cover has a flange 32, which extends (lo\Vii inside the ledge and preventstheswao te'r being driven out around the margin of tacle. 1

the cover. The cover is conical in form, as seen in Figs. 3 and 4, and the ledge 31 is a sufficient distance below the upper mar in of the receptacle to leave a considera le pocket above the cover when it is in lace, so that any water which is forced past t e ledge has opportunity to drain backinto the recep- The particular structure of ,the wheels adapts themespecially for their purpose. They are each made of a continuous strip of metal folded upon itself to form projecting vanes at the intervals at Whichsuch vanes I are to occur in the circumference of the wheel, the entire strip with theseprojecting 8o vanes being then joined end to endto make the wheei, the vanes, consisting each of a two-pl fold, being curved, as shown, after being l blded, and in order that the body of the wheel-that is, that from which the vanes project when thewheelis completedma be regularly cylindricalthe ply of each fol which is to be at'the'coneave side of the -vane when it is completed is made enough shorter than the other plyiso that when the 0 vane iscurved the difference between the two plies may be taken up, the inner one sliding on the outer one'to bring the heels or angles of junction of the plies with the body portion together. Fig. 7 shows'the, portion 5 of thestrip folded as described to form the vanes before the vanes are curved or'the strip joined up endless to make the complete wheel, and in this figure may be seen the extra length of what is to be the outer ply. me

The element comprising the' cylindrical body,

with the curved vanes made, las described of a single piece folded and curved and joined up endless, as stated, is inclosed between two heads or disks 35 35, by which the intervals between the consecutive vanes become .pocks et's, and the necessary flan es 36 for securing the paddlewheels to the s aft are mounte on these disks or heads 35st the center, a

Iclaim 1. A dish-washer comprisingan aerial carrier for the dishes; means for movin said carrier; a plurality of paddle -'whe s arranged alongside the ath of the carrier; dif- .IIO

ferent water-sources mm which the paddle n 5 wheels are' supplied; and means for rotating the paddle-wheels and causing them'to throw the water taken from the different sources over and onto the contents of the carrier. 2. A dish-washer comprising a water-re 12o ceptacle; a plurality of paddle-wheels arranged in a row; dish-carrying mechanism consisting of a track located alongside the rowof paddle-wheels and running parallel with the axes of the paddleqvhecls; a carrier :25

supported on said track; step-by-step feed, mechanism for engaging the carrier to advance it along the track; means for supply- I i ng the paddle-wheels with water, .and'means for rotating thein'toward the carrier at the ef eeeupper side for throwing the water onto the dishes. P

3; A dish-washer comprising a dishcarrying mechanism, consisting of atrack; bas

, kets supported on the track; step-by-step feed mechanism'for engagin the baskets to advance them along the track; a plurality of paddle-wheels havingtheir axes parallel with the track and located alongside thereof;

means for supplyingthe paddle-wheels with water and means for rotating them toward dle-.wheelsarranged successively alongside the track respectively opposite the ha ting positions of the baskets; means for supplying the paddle-wheels vwith water and for rotating them over toward'the baskets'at thelup- 2 5 per side'to throw water onto the dishes from thelatter; 45. Adishwasher compris'ingfadish-ca ing mechanism; consisting of a track; rac s or baskets for holding the dishes lodged upon and adapted to be'advanced' along the track; mechanism for so advancing them; a recepta chain which both the track aiid the paddle-- wheels are contained, having at'zzt'he lower part compartments for the wheels re'spec- 3 5 tively; means for supplying water to the last receptacle alongthe path of the dishes, said sively from the'last back to the-"first, and

means for rotating the paddlewheels in (iirection to carr them over toward the racks or baskets at t e upper side for throwing the water from the receptacle onto the dishes.

6. In a dish-washerin combination with a receptacle for water, a dish-carrying mechan- 5 ism comprising a. track extending through saidreceptaele along one side; dish -.-arr ving tacks or baskets lodged on the track and adapted to be moved therealong; a feeder r ciprocating under the path of thebaskets 5o.having trip devices for engaging said baskets in one directio'xnadapted to be retracted idlv under them in the opposite direction formivancing them step by step along the track, and means for showering water onto the 5 5 dishes while they are thus advanced.

7. In a dish-washer, in combination with a receptacle for cleansing fluid; a track extending through said receptacle along one side; racks or baskets for carrying dishes n'ion-nti'd on and adapted to be advanced along the track; a shaft extending parallel with the track overhanging the receptacles a plurality of paddle-wheels mounted on the shaft; means for revolving the Shell. to ea use (he receptacles having communication succespaddle-Wheels to revolve over toward the: track at the upper side for dipping the fluid from thereceptacle'and showering it onto the dishes, said receptacle being partitioned at the lower part to form separate compartments .in which the paddle-wheels respeetively dip; means for supplying fluid to the last of said compartments along the path of advance of the dish-carrier, said compartmen ts having comm unjcation with each other for receiving the fluid, successivel ,'from the last hack to the first along the pat 1. i d

8 In a dish-washer, in combination with a receptacle having compartments atthe lower part for cleansing fluid; a track extending along one side of the receptacle; meansoperating on the track for advancing thedishe's therealong; paddle-wheels dipping in the compartments respectively; means for revolving the wheels'with the vanes concave side forward and toward the track at the up per side for; dipping upthe fluid from their respective compartments. and throwing it;

onto the dishes '9. In a dish-washenin combinatioii-with-a receptacle having coin artments at the lo'wer part at one'side for c eansing. fluid} a tra k extending along the other s de of the receptaole, the receptacle being extended at both ends at that side; racks or baskets for holding the dishes, mounted o n the track and ada t-' ed to be mOvedthere-ahng from the exten portion atone end-past the compartments" 4 and'into the extended portion attheothei" end, and means for so'moving them; paddlewheels in the compartments respectively and:

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means for revolving them in direction to" cause'them to dip theiluid from their respee tive compartments and throw the fluid from the upper side'over onto the racks or baskets;

10. In a dish-washer, in combination with a receptacle, the track extending along one side thereof, said receptacle'having at the other side, opposite the middle portion, a

luralitv of compartments; a shaft extend mg parallel with the track above said com'- partments; pa(ldle\vin.-els on the shaft re volved thereby in the several compartments;

a. reciprot-uling feeder having trip-fingers for engaging the carrier and actuating the same in one of the directions of its reciprocation, and operating connections from the shaft for actuating the feeder.

- ii. In a dish-washer, in combination with a receptacle, a track extending along one side thereof, said receptacle having at theother side opposite the middle portion a plurality of com artinents; a shaft extending parallel with l, e track above, said compartments; paddle-wheels on the shaft revolved thereby, each in. its own compartment; a (l1Sl1 C8,I

rier on the track; a feeder for actuating it,

and operating connections from the sha t to the l'eeder.

with t e tracks above said compartments;

paddle-wheels on the shaft revolved thereby,

each in a separate compartment; a carrier; a

' reciprocating feeder having tri -fingers for ceptacle .wlieels arran actuating the carrier in one of t 1e directions of its rec1procation; a crank-wheel and connections for rotating it; a rocking lever connected with the crank, and a link or pitman connected with such lever and with the feeder for reciprocating the latter.

13. In a dish-washer, a liquid-receptacle havin a pluralityof liquid-compartments arranged in a row and divided from each other; a (plurality ofpaddle-wheels rotatably mounte each m a separate one of said compartments' a trackextending parallel with the rowof'com artments and the axes of the paddle-whee ie therein; a carrier movable along said track; means for moving the carrier along the track and subjecting the contents thereof successively to the paddlewheels which dip the liquid from their respective compartments and throw the same over onto the dishes.

14. A dish-washer comprising a liquid-re- :-therein; a dislvcarrier movable in front of the-s veral compartments or stalls; paddleed each in one of said compartments Primal B,v and means for actuatin said wheels; I causing them to dip the from themes 'ective compartments or stalls li o same over the dishes as the and a row of compartments or stalls quid I carrier arrives in front of the compartments orstalls.

15. A dish-washer comprising a liquid-receptacle; a row of compartments or stalls therein; a dish-carrier movable in front of the several compartments or stalls; paddlewheelsarranged each in one of saidcompartments or'stallsj means ,for actuating said wheels and causing them to dip the liquid 'from their respective compartments or stalls and shower the same over the dishes as the carrier arrives in front of the compartments or stalls; and means for conducting the li uid from one compartment or stall to anot ier without coming in contact with the dishes.

16. A addle-wheel fora purpose such as indicate made from a strip of metal folded upon itself at intervals to form offsetting twoly flanges, and connected end to end,

heads or disks abutting on the lateral edges of the flanged element." I

17.- A paddle-wheel for the purpose indicated, comprising a middle element consisting of a single strip of metal folded upon itself at intervals to form. two-pl flanges and having its ends joined, the twoflanges being curved concavo-convex all in the same direction, and heads secured to'said metal element at oppositesides abutting on the ends of the flanges.

In testimon whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Chicago, Illinois, this 8th day of May, A. D. 1905. a

-. VV. BODEIJIJ- In presence of CHAS. S. BURTON, M. GERTRUDE Anr. 

